From Ian Smith:
Bird Catch-up Thurs 2nd to Sat 4th
Thursday 2nd
The
Gann held 139 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 30 Dunlin, 25 Redshank, 3 Greenshank
and a Common Sandpiper. Up on Dale Airfield, as for Skokholm, 3 of 7
Wheatears were 'Northern'. Wagtails split just 6 White/2 Pied.
Friday 3rd
Increases
at Dale Airfield with 4 Northerns among 10 Wheatears, 5 Skylark, 6
Mipits and Wagtails split 20 White/6 Pied. Kestrel and Sparrowhawk
flying a balletic duel.
Kete potato field (being tractored to
fine tilth after harvest on 1st), also showing increases with Wagtails
split 27 White/12 Pied; 3 Ringed Plover and 2 Wheatear. Gull numbers
well up: 480 Herring, 13 LB-b (graellsii), 4 B-h and 1 adult Med. The
hybrid Herring/LB-b was again present but the intermedius Lessers had
moved on. A few House Martins were outflown by 2 Swift's which appeared
to hang around. A Corvid flock at least 700 strong.
The Gann held 37 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 6 Juv Turnstone, both a Bar and a Black wit and 12 Meds (3×1stCY).
Saturday 4th
Notable
for number of public and birders seeking Osprey views, over my 7 hours
at The Gann. It fed well and used yet more different perches and some
hovering was noted as first observed in 10 days since it arrived. 7 more
White Wagtails yet again outnumbering 2 Pieds makes me personally
comment that this is by far the best year 'ever' for their passage
through UK(?). 7 Sand Martins, couple Northern Wheatears, 37 Ringed
Plover, 6 Juv & 1 adult Turnstone, yesterday's Sanderling. The max
32 count of Dunlin goes to another visiting birder who also had both the
Bar and Blackwit.